Constellation Crawl

Turtles in the Sky

Verse 1

Crawling on the pavement, concrete burning my feet

Everybody rushing, but I move to my own beat

They said “stay on the ground, that’s where you belong”

But something in my chest keeps singing a different song

Shell heavy on my back, world heavy on my mind

But tonight the wind is calling, and I’m leaving it behind

Pre-Chorus

I feel the first lift, like a secret in my veins

The stars are getting closer, breaking all the chains

Chorus

We’re turtles in the sky, shells glowing in the night

Slow motion through the cosmos, but we still learn to fly

No gravity can hold us, no fear can make us stop

Hearts racing inside these shells, shooting to the top

Turtles in the sky-y-y, turtles in the sky

Painting constellations as we learn how to fly

Yeah we’re turtles in the sky

Verse 2

Cities look like fireflies from way up here tonight

All my old worries fading in the purple light

I used to count the cracks, now I’m counting shooting stars

Funny how the view changes when you leave where you are

They laughed at my pace, said I’d never catch the dream

Now I’m surfing on the moonlight, living what they couldn’t see

Pre-Chorus

Wings weren’t given, so we grew them from desire

Burning slow and steady, turning embers into fire

Chorus

We’re turtles in the sky, shells glowing in the night

Slow motion through the cosmos, but we still learn to fly

No gravity can hold us, no fear can make us stop

Hearts racing inside these shells, shooting to the top

Turtles in the sky-y-y, turtles in the sky

Painting constellations as we learn how to fly

Bridge (half-spoken / whispered then building)

Maybe we were never slow…

Maybe the world was just spinning too fast

Maybe the ones who take their time

Are the ones who see the sky at last…

Watch me rise…

Final Chorus (bigger, with layered vocals)

We’re turtles in the sky, whole universe our stage

Writing stories in the stars on a glowing golden page

If you feel stuck down below, just look up and believe

Even turtles get their moment, even turtles get to breathe

Turtles in the sky-y-y… we were born to fly

Turtles in the sky…